RC's have been slow
 

Hi all ,been away for awhile ,looks like a great turnout at cabin fever ,I'm jealous ,lol! :D been busy with work ,life ,3 yr old boy keeping me busy
Have a project in mine for this year involves a bruder mack cab
Couple of projects I built for my son in what spare time i have
A sandbox digger and dragline
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psrveorgca.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psfsnfqqv6.jpg

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Oh very nice! I bet the lil' operating engineer loves those. I had a sandbox as a kid but never with anything as cool as those.

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Thanks Finster ,the dragline is a little complicated for him ,he'll get the hang of it soon ,I played on it for over 30 min the other day ,lol!!
mabey another year may add another spool winch for the boom ,didn't want any pinched fingers :D ,have plans for a sandbox cable hoe also ..

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Nice toys dad! Welcome back pumptech :D

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Pretty cool!! Jealous of the kids, my sandbox was scrap pieces of 2x4 and a tree stump!! Lol!! I've been looking at those for a nearby campground I frequent in summertime. I'm sure they are a huge hit with the youngsters!! Heck I would have fun with them!!!

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i seen the you tube videos very cool dad!!!

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when I was a child I would have loved to be your neighbor.

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Thanks ,my dad was a welder by trade wish he would have built me some of these when I was a kid ,lol !!

Thanks Cooper ,there fun to run:D

Thanks bigford

Thanks mcl f ,you have some cool models :)

Here's a pick of the spools for the sandbox cable hoe in the works
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psbwbtmbl0.jpg

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Well got finished up the cable hoe for the sandbox ,its works great ,had some old wheels laying around out in the shop ,wanted to make this one moblie :D
Used a sucker rod pin and coulping for the 360 swing it works great put a little grease on the threads spins very easlily ,Little Jake has some traning to do ,lol
Here's a short vid of myself trying it out ,couple of pics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vojpawPYjAU

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psvtxwenhj.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psixon4jvu.jpg

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who else see's cooper building a pedal power shovel
to load his haul truck faster!!

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Nice crane build.

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go for it Cooper:D

Thanks Bobby
Thought about putting a cab on the cable hoe make it look like a little Bucyrus Erie sometime soon :)

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I'm wondering how long it takes before you decide to convert them to hydraulic.;):D

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LOL what I was thinking!

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Hydraulic :eek:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psdpnfbovf.jpg

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Were going to take off the dragline bucket and try a clamshell bucket
bucket is still in the works
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psueeqiwjf.jpg

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http://youtu.be/-qRCKo0Sj5o ,got the clamshell bucket built for the sand box ,vid of trying it out